A string of vandals smashing windows on car after car continued Thursday in the Linden Hills neighborhood of southwest Minneapolis.

One long-time resident says this isn't the first time.

"The same car was broken into about three months ago, same spot," Marta Nelson said. "He took it in to be fixed, got a rental car, brought the rental car home and the rental car was stolen. Same place."

Nelson says nothing was taken, but says it's irritating having to get your car fixed all the time.

Minneapolis police say they're trying to figure out if similar incidents in other areas are connected and are working with other cities that have experienced similar problems.

Just three weeks ago, 70 vehicle windows were smashed in Minneapolis and 40 parked cars were targeted in Bloomington . Vic

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